4:49 PM,
Oct. 9, 2012

Written by

Bonita Pennino

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network applauds the work of the Maryland General Assembly in the passage of the Kathleen Mathias Oral Chemotherapy Act of 2012. The provisions of the bill went into effect Oct. 1, resulting in increased quality of life benefits for many cancer patients. In addition to bringing the cost of oral chemotherapy in line with intravenous chemotherapy, patients who will be able to opt for oral chemotherapy will be able to save the time and travel involved in daily or weekly trips to a treatment center, which can go on for months for intravenous chemotherapy.